Thesaurus: rebel

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1. v. i. Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.
2. n. One who rebels.
3. v. i. To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion.
4. v. i. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.
5. n. ‘Johnny’ was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; ‘greyback’ derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
6. n. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
7. n. someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
8. v. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
9. v. break with established customs
10. Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops. Whoso be rebel to my judgment. Chaucer. Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. Milton. One who rebels. Syn. -- Revolter; insurgent. -- Rebel, Insurgent. Insurgent marks an early, and rebel a more advanced, stage of opposition to government. The former rises up against his rulers, the latter makes war upon them. 1. To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion. The murmur and the churl's rebelling. Chaucer. Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord. Josh. xxii. 16. 2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt. Hoe could my hand rebel against my heart How could you heart rebel against your reason Dryden.
11. Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt;rebellious; as, rebel troops.Whoso be rebel to my judgment. Chaucer.Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. Milton.
12. v:18/n:82 n. `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms v. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance v. break with established customs